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minus-square@Retrogradelink-5•edit-210 months agoIsn’t Germany doubling down on coal at the moment/bringing plants back online? Edit: I was not correct, thanks for clarifying
minus-square@FooBarringtonlink11•10 months agoNo, Germany’s coal usage is currently at a 60-year-low and dropping.
minus-square@Jumilink8•edit-210 months agoIn 2023 the amount of electricity produced with coal reduced by 30,8% and went from 33,2% of the total electricity production in 2022 to 26,1% in 2023. For comparison 56,0% of all electricity in 2023 came from renewables compared to 46,3% in 2022. Source
minus-square@Retrogradelink3•edit-210 months agoFair enough, I was sorely mistaken then! I must’ve read some clickbait bs or something.
Isn’t Germany doubling down on coal at the moment/bringing plants back online?Edit: I was not correct, thanks for clarifying
No, Germany’s coal usage is currently at a 60-year-low and dropping.
In 2023 the amount of electricity produced with coal reduced by 30,8% and went from 33,2% of the total electricity production in 2022 to 26,1% in 2023.
For comparison 56,0% of all electricity in 2023 came from renewables compared to 46,3% in 2022.
Source
Fair enough, I was sorely mistaken then! I must’ve read some clickbait bs or something.
No harm done, well done for admitting it.
Sigh, no